Cuff button



May 1931. EMERZ 1,804,944

' CUFF BUTTON Filed Feb. 24. 1930 INVENTOR ATTORN Fatentecl May 12, 1931UNITED STATES EDUARD' MERZ, OF SOUTH ORANGE, NEW JERSFY, ASSIGNOR TOCHARLTON & 00., INO., OF .NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK ICUFF BUTTON Application filed February 24, 1930. Serial No. 430,511.

face of a cuff. The end element is yieldingly held in its positions byspring actionresident in the bar. The" end elements are extensive enoughin area to engage the fabric 1 adjacent the button hole to prevent theretreat of the button and I find that end elements in the form of ringsare well adapted for the purpose. Y

The invention is illustrated in the accom- 29 panying drawings in whichFigure 1 is a top view of a button embodying my invention. Figure 2 is aside view of the button.

transverse positions.

Figure 3 is a section on line 3-3 in Figure 2. Figure 4 is a section online 4-4 in Figure 2.

The article consists of a bar which is made up of two members '11 and 12which lie side by side and are connected at the centre as by the pin orrivet 13. The end pieces 14 are grasped at the ends of the bar and oneor both are arranged to swing. The end pieces are illustrated as ringsand they have square portions 15 that fit in the recessed part 16 formedby depressed portions on the members 11 and 12. The end-pieces whenswung r separate the ends of the members that make up the bar and whenturned sufficiently the square portion is snapped to its new positionand held there against accidental movement. F To give a proper finish tothe ends of the bar one of the members 11 or 12 is soldered to a ring 17which can also be used as a setting for a stone 18. The members 11 and12 are made in duplicate, with a flange 19 for the reception orengagement of the ring 17 and the member, as 12, which is to havefreedom of movement at the end, is trimmed before assembly to remove theflange. In the finished article the points of separation of the partsare not apparent ,to the eye and the movement of the ends of the bar areso sligh as not to be noticeable. I

Various changes can be made in the proportion and shape of the partswithout departing from my invention. V

I claim s v 1. A cufi" button comprising a bar split lon-- gitudinallyand recessed near the ends, and 7 rings adapted to swing on the ends ofthe bar and having square portions in the recesses of the bar wherebythe rings can bev held in extension of the bar or entirely to one sidethereof. Y Y r 2. A cuff button comprising a bar formed of two membersconnected at the central portion and having rectangular recesses in theopposed faces of. said members near one end,- j end pieces on one memberand extending across the ends of the other member, and an elementsecured in the recess of the bar and having a square portion to fitinthe said recesses to hold the element in extended or 3. A cuff buttonformed with a bar comprising two members secured together at the centreand having a spring action at the 7 ends, end pieces secured to onemember and extending across the ends of the other memher, at least oneof said members having a rectangular recess on its inner face near oneend thereof, and an element to swingon the bar and having asquare'portion fitting in the recess. j

. 4:. A cuff button having a bar comprising two members face to face andsecured to-x gether atvthe centre, rings secured to the ends of onemember and extending across the ends, of the other member, said ringsforming set-- tings for stones, the opposed faces of the members havingrectangular recesses and rings having square portions in the recesswhereby the last mentioned rings can be held in extension of the bar orentirely to one side thereof.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

EDUARD MERZ.

